Northwest Florida Fishing Report
Joe Baya brings you the first podcast to bring you the local inshore, offshore, and onshore fishing report from Pensacola to Panama City, Florida whether it's good, bad, or ugly.
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209-Pound Yellowfin, Red-Hot Redfish & September Grouper (opens the original)
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In this week's Northwest Florida Fishing Report, host Joe Baya covers a strong transition into fall fishing from Pensacola to Destin, with redfish, trout, flounder, and mangrove snapper producing inshore while gag grouper, amberjack, red snapper, and other reef species give offshore anglers plenty of options. This episode features Capt. Tyler Massey with Hot Spots Charters and Capt. Adam Schroeder with Ignite The Bite Charters . Joe also joins Alabama Saltwater Fishing Report host Butch Thierry
Gag Grouper, Sailfish & the Real Cost of a Tow with Sea Tow (opens the original)
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In this week's Northwest Florida Fishing Report, host Joe Baya covers a wide-open September offshore season around Panama City, with amberjack, triggerfish, red snapper, and gag grouper all available, while nearshore sailfish, mahi, blackfin tuna, and king mackerel begin following huge concentrations of bait toward the beach. This episode features Capt. Harris Scruggs with Triple B Fishing Charters and Brandon Barton with Emerald Waters Kayak Charters . Joe also joins Alabama Saltwater Fishing R
Big Spanish Move In, Redfish Fire Up & Choosing the Right Dock Light (opens the original)
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In this week's Northwest Florida Fishing Report, host Joe Baya covers the beginning of the fall transition, big Spanish mackerel around Panama City and Choctawhatchee Bay, a strong surf redfish bite around Pensacola, and sight fishing redfish on the flats. This episode features Capt. Justin Leake with Panama City Inshore , Justin Reed with Justin Reed Fishing , and Capt. Blake Nelson with Last Cast Charters . Joe also joins Alabama Saltwater Fishing Report host Butch Thierry for a special conver
Summer Pompano, Billfish Slams & Building a Better Boat Cover with SlipSki (opens the original)
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In this week's Northwest Florida Fishing Report, host Joe Baya covers a remarkably consistent late-summer pompano bite along the beaches, outstanding billfish action offshore, and an inshore mangrove snapper bite that can keep rods bent through the August heat. This episode features Blake Hunter with Reel30A , Capt. Adam Peeples with One Shot Charters , and Evan Wheeler with Tall Pines Tight Lines . Joe also joins Alabama Saltwater Fishing Report host Butch Thierry for a special conversation wit
Snook Are Here to Stay? Alabama's Newest Gamefish (opens the original)
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In this week's Northwest Florida Fishing Report, host Joe Baya takes a deeper look at the growing snook population along the northern Gulf Coast with Zoey Hendrickson, a PhD student with the University of South Alabama's Estuarine Ecology Lab . The conversation covers why snook are appearing more frequently in Alabama and Northwest Florida, how they are surviving winter cold snaps, and what their continued range expansion could mean for local anglers. Zoey explains that warming winters, fewer pr
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